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Writing an Informative Essay about an Exciting Tradition — Unit test

Question 7 • Language Arts 7 A (M12 25/26 S1)

A student wrote the following sentence.Keiko handed her castle project to her teacher that was late.How does the misplaced modifier cause confusion in the student’s sentence?

Answer
A
It seems like Keiko is handing a castle to her teacher.
B
It seems like the teacher is handing a project to Keiko.
C
It seems like the teacher is the one who is late.
D
It seems like the teacher did not receive the project.

Explanation

The phrase “that was late” is placed right after “her teacher,” so it seems to describe the teacher. This makes the sentence sound as though the teacher was late, rather than Keiko’s castle project being late. The correct choice is “It seems like the teacher is the one who is late.”

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